Hat to be completed in November

...says the folks at Seattle Parks and Recreation:

Seattle Parks and Recreation is happy to announce the restoration of the landmarked Hat ‘n’ Boots will be completed the first week of November. The Hat ‘n’ Boots located in Oxbow Park at 6400 Corson Ave. S. were moved from their former location at the "Premium Tex" Texaco gas station on E Marginal Way to Oxbow Park in December 2003.

"The restoration of the Hat at Oxbow Park is another gold star for this tenacious South Seattle neighborhood,” said Mark Johnson, Senior Associate at Jones & Jones Architects. “Without the vision of the community in the late 90's to save and relocate the Hat 'n’ Boots, one of Seattle's most iconic roadside attractions would have been lost. Let the celebration begin!"

The Hat n Boots restoration caps off the last major hudle in the completion of Oxbow Park, which began in 2001. (Photo courtesy of the City of Seattle).